Cardiac Hemangioma Located at the Apex of the Left Ventricle: a Rare Case Report

Abstract

We report the case of a 67-year-old man who was found to have asymptomatic murmurs during his health check-up. Echocardiography revealed a mobile spherical mass in the left ventricle (LV), whereas magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study revealed a well-circumscribed heterogeneous mass in the LV with its base attached to the LV apex. To the best of our knowledge, such a case of hemangioma, particularly its rare location at the apex of the LV, and its asymptomatic conduction disturbance has not yet been reported in the medical literature. Because of successful surgical intervention, the patient is in good health without any further tumor recurrence at 24 months after the diagnosis.

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C.-S. Tsai

Dr. C.-S. Tsai, M.D. Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery Tri-Service General Hospital No. 325, Cheng-Kung Rd, Sec 2 Taipei 114, Taiwan Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]